kowtows

/ˈkaʊtaʊz/

Meanings

noun

磕头，叩头

The act of kowtowing.

Examples :

"The manager demanded constant kowtows from his employees, expecting them to agree with everything he said. "

这位经理要求员工 постоянно 向他磕头，期望他们赞同他说的每一句话。

Related Words

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

来自，从。

"I got a letter from my brother."

我收到了一封我哥哥寄来的信。

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

雇员，员工，职工。

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

鼓励员工更努力工作的一个方法是给他们奖励。

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

一同，一起。

"Do you want to come with?"

你想一起去吗？

kowtowing verb

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊɪŋ/

磕头，卑躬屈膝。

"The employee was kowtowing to his boss, agreeing with every idea even when it was clearly wrong. "

这位员工对老板点头哈腰，即使老板的想法明显是错的，他也都表示赞同。

manager noun

/ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒə/ /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒɚ/

经理，管理者

"The school's new manager is responsible for organizing the sports teams. "

学校新来的管理者负责组织各个运动队。

everything pronoun

/ˈɛvɹiθɪŋ/

一切，所有的事情。

"I checked the list again and everything is done."

我再次检查了清单，一切都完成了。

said adjective

/sɛd/

上述的，前面提到的.

"The said party has denied the charges."

上述当事人否认了指控。

them pronoun

/ðʌm/

他们，她们，它们

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

孩子们向他们的老师请教那些数学题；她给他们讲解了那些题。

demanded verb

/dɪˈmɑːndɪd/ /dɪˈmændɪd/

要求，命令，勒令。

"I demand to see the manager."

我要求见经理。

expecting verb

/ɛkˈspɛktɪŋ/

预计，期望。

"He never expected to be discovered."

他从未预料到会被发现。

agree verb

/əˈɡɹi/

同意，赞同。

"all parties agree in the expediency of the law."

各方都认为这部法律在权宜之计上是一致的。